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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Ton treated by the villagers?
(a) With contempt.
(b) Like royalty.
(c) Like a family member.
(d) He was ignored.

2. Hang and a troublemaker named Thu get in trouble by Thu's mother for playing at which river?
(a) Nhat Le.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Mekong.
(d) Red.

3. What is Ton's birth sign?
(a) Fire.
(b) Earth.
(c) Water.
(d) Wood.

4. What kind of alcohol does Aunt Tam serve?
(a) Plum wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Sticky rice liquor.

5. One of Hang's roommates accuses the others of stealing what object?
(a) Jade pendant.
(b) Mirror.
(c) Sewing machine.
(d) Winter coat.

6. What role has Chinh been promoted to?
(a) Chief of the Land Reform Section.
(b) Top Security Officer.
(c) Work Czar.
(d) Director or Education.

7. About a year later, Hang and her mother get a visitor from one of their relatives. Who is it?
(a) Chinh.
(b) Ton.
(c) Bich.
(d) Tam.

8. Who are Que and Hang greeted by when they visit Aunt Tam?
(a) Madame Dua.
(b) Madame Vu.
(c) Mister Huong.
(d) Mister Huy.

9. What does Ton find in the packet from his former student's parents?
(a) A chain.
(b) Rice cakes.
(c) A bible.
(d) Gold coins.

10. Who does Hang receive a telegram from?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her childhood friend.

11. What present does Tam give to Hang before they depart on the ferry?
(a) Family scroll.
(b) Silk shoes.
(c) Jade pendant.
(d) Gold earrings.

12. Soon after they return, Que announces who is visiting?
(a) Uncle Chinh.
(b) Ton's wife.
(c) Que's suitor.
(d) Aunt Tam.

13. The job is with what company (name)?
(a) Water Sanitation Company.
(b) Department of Education.
(c) Red River Food Factory.
(d) Carre Four Supermarket.

14. Who arrives to help celebrate Tet?
(a) Que's suitor.
(b) Aunt Tam.
(c) Ton's wife.
(d) Uncle Chinh.

15. How long does Ton's journey last?
(a) Twenty four hours.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three days.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Hang when she visited her father's house the only time?

2. Tam asks Hang to write how frequently?

3. Hang is reminded of a traumatic experience when her friend took her to what Eastern European city?

4. What country does Hang live in at the start of the book?

5. A mob tries to attack Que for her relation to Chinh. Who intervenes and saves Que?

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